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What does the thermal energy of matter depend upon?
a
Number of particles, only
b
Mass, number of particles and temperature
c
Temperature, only
d
Mass, only
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Thermal energy (internal energy) is the sum of the microscopic kinetic (and some potential) energies of the particles. It therefore depends on how many particles (or equivalently the mass for a given substance), the temperature (which sets the average energy per particle), and the nature of the substance (specific heat). For example, U = (3/2)NkT for an ideal monatomic gas or U = mcT for a bulk material.
Thermal energy (internal energy) is the sum of the microscopic kinetic (and some potential) energies of the particles. It therefore depends on how many particles (or equivalently the mass for a given substance), the temperature (which sets the average energy per particle), and the nature of the substance (specific heat). For example, U = (3/2)NkT for an ideal monatomic gas or U = mcT for a bulk material.
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